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Show Mountainwest Minority Reporter & Sentinel, August 15, 1991 7 Sports News No bitterness at Negro League reunion \‘ Lats 8 S SSS » N eS The Associated Press field and play competitively. It was Cooperstown, N.Y. — Segregation more than a game, it was life,’’ said kept most stars of the Negro League Joe Black, another Negro Leaguer who from reaching the majors, but those atpitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers after tending a reunion at the National Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s colBaseball Hall of Fame are hardly bitor barrier in 1947. Although black leagues were in exter about it, said National League president Bill White. istence as early as the 1880s, the National Negro Baseball League official**The amazing thing about these guys ly began in 1920 and disbanded in is they’re not bitter,’’ said White, who 1950. The best black players followed attended the reunion Monday to honor players he said paved the way for his © Robinson in the National and American big-league career. - Leagues, and the Negro League, with all of its top-notch talent gone, no **They can talk about the old times, longer could survive. laugh about the old times, joke about Today, 11 former Negro Leaguers the old times. Even the times when they . were denied the basic rights of any are enshrined in the Hall of Fame, including Satchel Paige, James ‘‘Cool citizen of this country. They can laugh about that,’’ said White. Papa’’ Bell, and Josh Gibson, who was known as “‘the Babe Ruth of the Negro More than 75 former Negro League League.”’ players — about half of those still The reunion originally was planned believed to be alive — gathered for a for June, but because so many former two-day celebration in Cooperstown to players said they were coming, revive forgotten friendships and to organizers had to push back the date swap stories of past glories. until August, when enough hotel rooms *“We were major leaguers in black were available to accommodate the America,’’ Edsall Walker told The New gathering, said William J. Guilfoile, the York Times. “*We had the richest owner in the Hall’s associate director. The Hall of Fame decided to business, went everywhere first class, organize a full-scale Negro League reuand played only the first-class teams in nion in Cooperstown after smaller, but the first-class ball parks,’’ said Walker, no less successful, get-togethers were who pitched for the Homestead Grays held here last year and around the counand Philadelphia Stars. try in 1989. ‘All they wanted was to play on that Glorious historic meeting — the Thurston Frazier Memorial Chorale sings with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. UNLV sets date with NCAA The Associated Press Las Vegas — UNLV officials will meet with the NCAA Infractions Committee in Boston in September to argue their case in a battle over 35 alleged violations by the school’s high-powered basketball program. University legal counsel Brad Booke ge the school had been told to appear efsity | Was hit in Décembér with a letter of inquiry citing 29 violations, many of them centering on the recruitment of New York City prep standout Lloyd Daniels. Daniels was arrested in a drug bust in February 1987 and never played for UNLV. Since the original letter of inquiry, additional charges have been added, the most recent involving the recruitment of California prep star Ed O’Bannon. O’Bannon made a verbal commitment to attend UNLV, then.backed off when the Runnin® Rebelswere penaliz- ed in a final resolution to a 14-year battle between the NCAA and Rebel coach Jerry Tarkanian. Hopeful steps into mayoral shoes The Associated Press “e Every day is a day of thanksgiving,”’ Thurston Frazier Memorial Chorale Continued from page 1 the Holy Communion service. Ms. Rev. Reatha Glover, celebrant, was assisted by the reverend clergy from all churches desiring to participate. The final meeting of the day at 12 midnight was conducted by the Rev. Richard White. ‘‘Mr. Clean,’’ as he is affectionately known, is a world renowned evangelist preacher and pastor of the Church of God in Christ, Atlanta, Ga. ‘“‘Mr. Clean’’ preached the gospel (sermon) entitled ‘‘Up Until Now, God Has Not Failed Me Yet,”’ sang the gospel, and proclaimed Immanuel C.O0.G.1.C. holds anniversary Elder John Miller and Mrs. Shirley Miller will be honored at special anniversary services Friday, August 16, and Sunday, August 18, at 3:30 p.m. at the Immanuel Church of God in Christ, 2778 Wall Ave., Ogden, Utah. Mrs. Carrie Thompson, chairperson of the anniversary committee, will preside over this five-year ministry of leadership for their pastor and wife. The theme for this year is ‘‘A SpiritFilled Leader.’’ Churches in nothern Utah will participate. The Rev. Grover C. Walker, pastor of the True Vine Baptist Church in Layton, will speak at the Friday evening service. Elder Bobby Allen will be the speaker Sunday afternoon. The public is cordially invited to attend. National League president visits GMWA convention Bill White, Baseball National League president, visited the table of the Mountain West Minority Reporter and purchased a paper on Tuesday night during the Gospel Music Workshop of America. Mr. White serves as a member of the board of directors. QUIT Ze —— —_— Artas, South Dakota, is named Mr. White said, ‘‘I grew up with Rev. James Cleveland.’’ They were dear friends for years and Mr. White was pleased to visit Salt Lake City and the 24th convention Music Workshop. ey of the throughout the evening, Denver — Wellington Webb, an underdog who beat a big-bucks campaign by walking the city, became ‘‘We have crowned him (Jesus Christ of Nazareth) LORD OF ALL.’’ The convention continues all week long with classes, rehearsals, and musicals each evening at 7 p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend the sessions. MIPLPAL PL LSI SL LESS LAA: Denver’s first black mayor Monday and promised to set a course for stable management and growth. ‘‘We must keep our eyes focused on the mountaintop, but never lose sight of the bottom line,’’ Webb said after being sworn in at the downtown Civic Center Park before several thousand people. Jacksonville, Florida also inaugurated a new mayor on Monday: Ed Austin, a longtime state prosecutor. In his inaugural address, Austin, a BONNEVILLE We are committed to serving and improving CORPORATION providing quality broadcast entertainment, infor- ; mation, news, and values-oriented programming. 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